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The inevitability of natural justice under the Indian patent regime
28 February 2023Natural justice is an inseparable ingredient of procedural fairness and reasonableness. It is ranked as a fundamental requirement for the administration of justice.
Are your sound marks making a big noise?
28 February 2023Sound plays a pivotal role in purchasing decisions for younger consumers. Patsy Lau and Char Lam explain how to best protect – and exploit – your sound marks, no matter where you are in Asia.
How to draft a good patent application
28 February 2023Generally, because of time constraints and business requirements, inventors look for quick ways to get their patent applications filed
Moroccanoil gets Injunction against Modi Care in India
31 January 2023In a case in the Delhi High Court, judges heard arguments whether “Moroccanoil,” left, was the same as “Moroccan Argan Oil”, right.
Singapore Patent – Obviousness of Error
31 December 2022A recent decision of the High Court of Singapore has set a precedent for correcting data included in a specification of an application for a patent. In an appeal case between Nippon Shinyaku Co, Ltd and the Registrar of Patents, the High Court has re...
A case of bad faith
31 December 2022The dispute on the FARLIN trademarks has been a long-running saga for the last 30 years between Farling Industrial Co., a Taiwanese corporation, and Cymar International, a Philippine company.
The many faces of the ‘Person Skilled In The Art’ (PSITA)
31 December 2022Despite his many short names like PHOSITA, POSITA and PSITA the “person skilled in the art” enjoys the legal fiction of being a hypothetical person who is presumed to know his technical field like a professional with average knowledge and ability, an...
Unpacking the complexity of amending a patent application in India
31 December 2022The Indian Patents Act (39 of 1970, hereinafter, the Act) allows amendment of a patent specification, both before and after the grant of patent.
Singapore: Corporate names, domain names and social media handles serve as evidence towards trademar...
30 November 2022(the subject mark) under, amongst others, Class 37 for certain services in relation to flooring and maintenance.
Challenges with adding or removing an inventor in a filed Indian patent application
30 November 2022The Ayyangar Committee’s report, which was issued in 1959 and provides the legislative intent behind most of the provisions of today’s Indian patent law, states that an inventor has a moral right to be named as the inventor.
What is so inventive about the invention?
30 November 2022Inventive step has long been the main stumbling block for inventors seeking a patent for their invention. Manisha Singh and Aditya Goel explain how a recent case in India has determined that no matter how simple an invention might appear, it could st...
Beyond well-knowness…
30 November 2022The TATA Group is undoubtedly India’s most famous conglomerate established in the year 1868. The TATA Group is involved in business activities almost across all sectors from salt to aircraft.
Singapore: Importance of the use of a registered mark in a revocation action
31 October 2022In Singapore, a registered trademark may be susceptible to cancellation if it has not been used within five years from completion of registration, or if such use has been suspended for a continuous period of five years or more
Growing laws for growing fraud!
31 October 2022An all-hands-on-deck approach by India to curb misinformation in Digital India
Be Aware if you are using ‘about’ in a patent claim!
31 October 2022Use of the term “about” in a claim is quite common, where the inventor is not sure or unable to pinpoint the exact weight or percentile or volume or thickness, size of particle, etc., of essential elements of the invention to specially address the cl...